Richard Farnsworth

Alvin Straight learns that his estranged brother Lyle has had a stroke. Wanting to make amends before it's too late - but without a car or driver's license - Alvin decides to make his odyssey from Iowa to Wisconsin on his ancient ride-on lawnmower.

Kathy Bates won an Oscar for portraying a frighteningly obsessive fan of an author who happens to crash his car right next to her remote home.

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this film directed by Barry Levinson and starring two of cinema's greatest Roberts (Redford and Duvall).